ANA Buys Pan Am
Aug 23, 2013, 2:33 pm
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ANA Buys Pan Am
ANA purchased Pan Am for $139.5M
Pan Am, based in Miami, was a portfolio company of private equity firm American Capital Ltd. ANA is parent company of All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. Pan Am Holdings Inc. was the flight training service of the former Pan Am World Airways but remained in operation even as Pan Am's brand is long gone.
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Pan Am, based in Miami, was a portfolio company of private equity firm American Capital Ltd. ANA is parent company of All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. Pan Am Holdings Inc. was the flight training service of the former Pan Am World Airways but remained in operation even as Pan Am's brand is long gone.
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Aug 23, 2013, 4:17 pm
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Better they should have the brand than that New England freight railroad mogul who painted the blue meatball on crappy old boxcars.
Aug 23, 2013, 6:13 pm
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They should re-brand their aircraft in old Pan Am livery, at least they have the level of service to do the old logo proud. Would certainly make them more visible to the average US customer who likely has no idea what ANA is.
Aug 23, 2013, 6:44 pm
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I find it interesting to see that the PAA brand will apparently be expanded thanks to the acquisition. It still has a tremendous amount of brand equity.
Pan Am Flight Academy, Last Remaining Division of Iconic Airline, Sold to ANA
Pan Am Flight Academy, Last Remaining Division of Iconic Airline, Sold to ANA
The last remaining remnant of Pan American World Airways, the Pan Am International Flight Academy, was sold to ANA Holdings, the parent of All Nippon Airways.
The Pan Am International Flight Academy is one of the largest providers of flight simulation and aviation training services ...
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The Pan Am International Flight Academy is one of the largest providers of flight simulation and aviation training services ...
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Last edited by jspira; Aug 23, 2013 at 6:50 pm